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Judge Dismisses Most Claims in FDCPA Class-Action

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A District Court judge in Virginia has dismissed the majority of claims against several defendants in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action lawsuit, but allowed one key claim against a collection agency to proceed.

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Oklahoma District Court Judge Dismisses Class-Action Component of FDCPA Suit

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A District Court judge in Oklahoma has dismissed the class-action component of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit, while also dismissing some of the claims, after the defendant was accused of not sending a collection lawsuit summons to the plaintiff’s correct address, which it allegedly had.

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Bill Introduced to Prohibit Time-Barred Collection Lawsuits

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A bill has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives that would prohibit lawsuits filed to collect debts for which the statute of limitations has expired, while also placing additional conditions on time-barred debts that are sold. The Fair Debt Collection Improvement Act, H.R. Steve Cohen [D-Tenn.].

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Judge Dismisses FDCPA Case Over Request for Email Communication Only

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A District Court judge in Oklahoma has dismissed yet another “inconvenient” time or place case under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in which a plaintiff mails a letter to the defendant requesting or demanding that all future contact between the parties be conducted via email, ruling that both the FDCPA and Regulation F gave the (..)

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Judge Grants MTD in FDCPA Case Over Assigned Debt

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A District Court judge there has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit on the grounds that the plaintiff lacked standing because he had the claim assigned to him by the individual who actually owed the debt in question.

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Collector Facing FDCPA, RFDCPA Class Action for Calling Plaintiff Before 8am

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This appears on its face to be a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class-action lawsuit that should serve as a reminder that when making calls to consumers, either double check the time zones or only make calls when all time zones are inside the appropriate window to be contacted.

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Court Dismisses FDCPA Class Action Over Confusion About SOL Disclosure in Letter

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A District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class action on the grounds that confusion over whether interest was accruing on a debt after reading a statute of limitations disclosure in a collection letter is not enough for the plaintiff to have standing […]